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Before we look at how to coach people, you need to understand a bit about motivation. Or more importantly, what causes people to be de-motivated. You cannot motivate anyone, and as a leader you can create an atmosphere and environment in which people will become motivated, and in which you act to remove the de-motivating …
Let’s refresh ourselves on the simplest definition of coaching; then I want you to consider where you can apply it with your staff, colleagues and even clients. Coaching is helping someone get absolute clarity on where they are now, absolute clarity on where they want to be in the future, then working with them to …
Today I would like to engage you on a different aspect of Leadership. Self Awareness. As I have mentioned before, I cannot recommend too highly that every leader reads “Leadership and Self Deception”. As Newton said, “Action and Reaction are equal and opposite” If you want a different reaction from people, change yourself. If you …
Motivate those left behind. So what do you need to do to keep the people you retain after retrenchment, on board and engaged? You need to move very quickly to ensuring you focus on those you keep and minimize the de-motivators for them. As part of a retrenchment exercise you must develop a clear vision …
In the last session we raised the issue of making the post-retrenchment organization more efficient. And reducing the de-motivators. Of the three sources of de-motivation, environment and aspirations are important here. First develop and communicate your vision of how the organization can be better. In telling your people this it is critical you state the …